N.J. man pleads guilty to having over 12K images, videos of child porn

Darrel Underhill, 73, of High Bridge in Hunterdon County, pleaded guilty to having over 12,000 images and over 1,000 videos of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick said.

He plead guilty on Thursday to distribution of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court. Underhill also admitted he shared the videos and images with others using a peer-to-peer program on his computers, according to a news release.

Police downloaded over three dozen videos from Underhill's computer in October 2016, and found images and videos of child abuse on his computers during a search of his home in March, according to the release.

Under a plea agreement, Underhill could be sentenced to 10 years and 1 month in prison, it was stated in the release. The maximum sentence is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Underhill, who remains in jail, is scheduled to be sentenced on March 28.

Craig Turpin may be reached at cturpin@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter@NJeditor.

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